Are you a licensed massage therapist? Do you want to find a business idea that can help you to earn money without standing on your feet all day, every day giving massages?
Or maybe you just need a change of pace. You can offer classes to teach the average person how to massage a loved one's sore muscles!
While they will not be earning a degree, they WILL learn the handy knowledge needed to offer comfort to a friend or loved one with a muscle spasm or minor injury.
Parents of small children can benefit from such a class, since they can both comfort and bond with their children, through the touch of massage.
Many caregivers would benefit by attending such a class, because they would be able to charge more for their care services if they could offer a small degree of massage for their patients with arthritic hands and joints!
Many people would also like to give comfort to an ailing spouse, or just one that does lots of physical activity and often injures themselves!
You could charge between thirty and fifty dollars per student and teach a class lasting between one to two hours.
Since massage can be physically tiring to people not used to using the muscles involved, your class should probably not be too much longer than that.
Your classes could have between five and twenty-five people, and could easily be held at a local library, community center, or school since you shouldn’t need massage tables for this more informal style of massage.
For each class, you could teach general massage for the relief of one or two major muscle groups, or body parts.
Most students would likely be willing to return to subsequent classes to learn more techniques to massage different areas of the body.
You would likely want to provide information to each student in the class with a brief printed page, so that your students will understand the formation of the muscles they are working on and they will have a reminder sheet of techniques to take home with them at the end of the class.
You could also offer copies of massage technique books for a small profit for students who would like to do more research on their own.
You may also want to offer brochures for local schools that teach professional massage, since some students may find the activity so enjoyable that they will want to make it a career themselves!
You could also provide any necessary massage oils, lotions and other supplies that your students may need, and you could make a profit on these items too. Be sure to offer products that will not irritate people with allergies.
You could also have someone film you conducting the class (be sure to include students asking questions!) and create an online for-a-fee downloadable video or a DVD!
You could easily advertise such a class using flyers placed in grocery stores, medical services buildings, health food stores, libraries, and community center bulletin boards.
Other than the cost for rental of your space and some promotional materials, this is one of those small business ideas that you can start for practically nothing.
After you have taught your class, you will likely receive word of mouth referrals for your next classes and this will help you build up a steady clientele.
